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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
At last, Billy the Kid may be pardoned. Rock art is alive! (woo!) Everyone loves a good old space book. I honestly have no idea what is going on here, but I like these Norwegian city proposals quite a bit,…
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PFC Bradley Manning Update
PFC Bradley Manning is the man accused of providing classified information to the Wikileaks project. He is currently being held in the brig of the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, VA, where he has been for the last five months.…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #36: Tom DeMarchi in Conversation with Angie Lucas
Angie is my nineteen-month-old son Charlie’s nanny. She’s been living with us since October 12, 2010. Angie is thirty years old, and is currently reading John Williams’s novel Stoner.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
You look like you could use some Polish art. Behold the South Korean English teaching robot. Here are some vintage photo postcards for you. Very old teeth are very important.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It is a very slow day on the internet. New Scientist brings you their favorite space stories of the year. Ennio Morricone is composing cellphone ring tones. this is true. Meanwhile, the chocolate genome has been successfully mapped. Also, here…
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CIA Response to WikiLeaks: “WTF”
A report from the Washington Post on Wednesday describes an effort by the CIA to assess the impact of WikiLeaks on U.S. national security. The effort is known as the WikiLeaks Task Force. Apparently it’s also commonly referred to as…
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“I was an innkeeper.”
“And in fact it was your inn where Jesus was born. “That’s right. Well, not in the inn itself. Out back. “In the animal shed. “Yeah. I still get a lot of flak for that.” A fun one (via TheMillions):…
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #67
PEPPER SPRAY ★★★★★ (1 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing pepper spray.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The Pentagon is very good at seeing things. Mapping Gothic France (I’m sure this appeals to everyone). Clearly this is going to be the plot of the next Da Vinci Code book. Why we all breathe. Today is an esoteric…
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Christmas in Beirut
My family has always had a love/hate relationship with Christmas. My sisters love it, I hate it.